Gury

Saints named Gury

• Saint Gury KarpovDecember 15Archbishop of Taurida and Simferopol, born at Saratov in 1814, who died at Simferopol in 1882.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Gury?

The name day of Gury is December 15, the feast of Saint Gury Karpov.

II.Which saints bore the name Gury?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 1 saints named Gury, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Gury a good baptismal name?

Yes. Gury is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Gury Karpov as patron.